Mohand al-Shehri

Mohand al-Shehri (17 August 1979-11 September 2001) was a member of al-Qaeda who was one of the nineteen hijackers in the 9/11 attacks.

Biography
Mohand al-Shehri was born on 17 August 1979 in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia. He was a student at the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, but he failed his final exams due to his growing devotion to Wahhabism. In early 2000 he met Hamza al-Ghamdi while fighting in the Second Chechen War, and at some point he received training by the al-Qaeda terrorist group in Afghanistan. He took part in flight simulations in Vero Beach, Florida, and he was one of the men who hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 on 11 September 2001. He died when the plane was crashed into the World Trade Center.